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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Mexico 81, Air Force 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Where: The Pit Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Officials: # Brad Gaston, # Shawn Lehigh, # Hal Lusk
Attendance: 15373
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No. 16 New Mexico 81, Air Force 58: Cameron Bairstow, Tony Snell and Alex Kirk scored 14 points apiece to lead five starters in double figures for the host Lobos.

Hugh Greenwood contributed 13 points and Kendall Williams had 11 points, six rebounds and seven assists for New Mexico (20-3, 7-1 MWC).

Mike Fitzgerald and Michael Lyons scored 16 points apiece to lead Air Force (14-7, 5-3), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.

The Lobos took a double-digit lead midway through the first half and extended it to as much as 16 points before taking a 42-29 advantage into the locker room. Four different players scored at least seven points for New Mexico during the first half.

Air Force got as close as six with 10:37 left, but an ensuing 9-3 run by the Lobos put them ahead by double digits for good.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Lobos have won 13 consecutive games against Air Force and 23 straight overall when leading at halftime. … New Mexico shot 48.1 percent from the floor to extend its winning streak to 18 games when shooting at least 40 percent. … Air Force came in shooting 39.4 from 3-point range, good for 17th in the nation, but shot 29.2 percent Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
 
Air Force   New Mexico
Mike Fitzgerald 16 Scoring Cameron Bairstow 14
Todd Fletcher 6 Assists Kendall Williams 7
Taylor Broekhuis 4 Rebounds Cameron Bairstow 9
Mike Fitzgerald 6 Free Throws Made Cameron Bairstow 6
Todd Fletcher 3 Steals Kendall Williams 4
Taylor Broekhuis 1 Blocks Cameron Bairstow 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Air Force 58 40.0 7-24 11-15 13 23 2 7 15
New Mexico 81 48.1 9-20 20-31 21 37 2 8 11